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Chicago Police Made Nearly 200,000 Secret Traffic Stops Last Year (boltsmag.org)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago

Surprisingly (/s) the bill mandating these reports doesn't have any steps for remedying falsification of these records so it seems these acts of subterfuge could fall under 720 ILCS 5/32-8, which classifies them as Class 3 or 4 felonies and would make any person found guilty ineligible to work in government thereafter (in addition to any jail time). I won't hold my breath waiting for the AG to take down a rampant crime syndicate